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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Eggplant caviar

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clams mariniere with thyme

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Desserts

Stollen

France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Cake made from bread dough with candied fruits, dried fruits and spices dusted with powdered sugar.

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Desserts

Coffee charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Cheeses

Tilsiter Switzerland

Switzerland.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.
Red label.

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Freshwater fish

Gefilte fish

Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine.
Stuffed fish (with pike, hake… and served in slices) or large fish balls garnished with a slice of carrot with a horseradish sauce.
Served cold or warm.

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Freshwater fish

Pike fillets with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Celery root puree

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Main meals

Chicken colombo

France. French Guiana.
Colombo : highly aromatic stew prepared with a marinade of spice blend (garlic, lime, coriander, turmeric, mustard seeds, bay leaf, chili pepper, black pepper, thyme) and then sautéed in oil with various vegetables (eggplant, plantain, carrots, green beans, potatoes, or very often rice) and tropical fruits.

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Sea fish

Capon in a salt crust

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Sauces

Red butter sauce

Red butter sauce : shallots and red wine with butter.

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Veal

Veal Marengo

Marengo : cooked in a casserole with mushrooms, onion, tomato and white wine.

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Cheeses

Trivium goat Cheddar

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed, uncooked pasteurized goat's milk cheese.
Ripening : 4 months.

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